Top 47 Contributors to Candidates

The Free Republic Review
Center for Responsive Government

The totals here represent contributions both from PACs representing the organizations, and from individuals connected with the organizations (and their immediate families) who gave $200 or more to federal candidates. It does not include contributions to political parties.
 

Rank
Contributor
Total
Dem %
Repub %
Category
1 Teamsters Union* $2,651,590 95.8% 4.0% Transport Unions
2 American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees* $2,521,346 98.0% 1.6% Govt Worker Unions
3 United Auto Workers* $2,507,741 99.2% 0.4% Manufacturing Unions
4 American Medical Assn* $2,453,876 20.2% 79.7% Doctors
5 National Education Assn* $2,359,306 98.8% 0.8% Teacher Unions
6 National Auto Dealers Assn $2,347,625 18.2% 81.7% Auto Dealers
7 Assn of Trial Lawyers of America $2,343,688 89.1% 10.4% Lawyers
8 Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers* $2,204,437 97.6% 2.1% Electrical Workers
9 Laborers Union* $2,193,800 91.3% 8.4% Bldg Trades
10 National Assn of Realtors $2,101,383 31.3% 68.6% Real Estate
11 United Food & Commercial Workers Union $2,030,795 98.4% 1.1% Misc Unions
12 Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union* $2,021,925 99.1% 0.4% Industrial Unions
13 United Parcel Service $1,818,276 35.1% 64.8% Delivery Services
14 National Assn of Letter Carriers* $1,724,019 87.5% 11.9% Postal Unions
15 American Institute of CPA's $1,692,925 31.9% 67.8% Accountants
16 American Federation of Teachers* $1,620,885 98.4% 1.3% Teacher Unions
17 Marine Engineers Union* $1,591,365 48.1% 51.9% Sea Transport Unions
18 Carpenters Union* $1,578,156 94.6% 4.9% Bldg Trades
19 National Rifle Assn $1,561,121 16.6% 83.4% Gun Rights
20 United Steelworkers $1,533,855 100.0% 0.0% Industrial Unions
21 American Bankers Assn* $1,514,328 29.5% 70.3% Commercial Banks
22 AT&T* $1,495,522 36.7% 63.1% Long Distance
23 National Assn of Home Builders* $1,477,424 17.6% 82.4% Home Builders
24 Ernst & Young* $1,430,315 49.5% 50.5% Accountants
25 National Assn of Life Underwriters $1,426,750 31.0% 69.0% Life Insurance
26 AFL-CIO* $1,402,256 97.4% 2.3% Misc Unions
27 Communications Workers of America* $1,391,886 99.4% 0.1% Industrial Unions
28 National Beer Wholesalers Assn $1,325,992 16.5% 83.5% Beer Wholesalers
29 American Dental Assn* $1,309,820 34.3% 65.7% Dentists
30 Lockheed Martin* $1,294,450 27.9% 72.0% Defense Aerospace
31 United Transportation Union* $1,271,500 83.4% 15.7% Tranpsort Unions
32 National Assn of Retired Federal Employees $1,245,350 83.3% 16.5% Govt Worker Unions
33 Emily's List $1,220,172 99.9% 0.1% Womens Issues
34 Plumbers/Pipefitters Union* $1,153,585 95.1% 4.6% Bldg Trades
35 National Cmte for an Effective Congress $1,113,475 99.3% 0.2% Dem/Liberal
36 National Fedn of Independent Business $1,074,743 6.4% 93.2% Small Business Assns
37 Sheet Metal Workers Union* $1,069,000 96.8% 2.7% Bldg Trades
38 Philip Morris* $1,045,169 27.4% 72.6% Tobacco/Food
39 Federal Express Corp $978,300 29.5% 70.4% Delivery Services
40 BellSouth Corp* $970,667 34.3% 65.5% Phone Utilities
41 Americans for Free International Trade $936,800 11.4% 88.6% Japanese Auto Dlrs
42 National Restaurant Assn* $934,134 12.5% 87.5% Restaurants
43 Operating Engineers Union* $913,740 89.8% 9.9% Bldg Trades
44 American Hospital Assn* $907,826 48.2% 51.7% Hospitals
45 Union Pacific Corp* $882,751 12.7% 87.3% Railroads
46 Air Line Pilots Assn* $880,000 77.8% 22.2% Air Transport Unions
47 Deloitte & Touche $870,102 36.8% 63.2% Accountants

For those of you who think there is no difference between the Republicans and the Democrats please explain why virtually NO MONEY flows into the Republican Party from Unions!  0.8% from the Teachers goes to Republicans. If there is no difference between the two parties, why do small businessmen overwhelmingly vote Republican with their money? Doctors? Accountants?, Restaurateurs? Are they ignorant? If there is no difference between Republicans and Democrats why do the private package delivery companies Fedex and UPS vote Republican with their money while the US Postal Service donates overwhelmingly to Democrats?

Who finances each party tells you that there really are big differences.

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